What UMBC is Doing

44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020

397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016

26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

Ratings & Recognition

AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

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Featured News

GES 286 Research Balloons Featured in UMBC Magazine

Rising Research: Sharing our Department's Methods

Sarah Hansen has written an article (linked below) in the UMBC magazine on how balloons are used to collect data in GES 286. The article includes quotes from our department's own Charlie Kaylor....

Posted: February 2, 2023, 9:04 AM

Publication by Alum Bella Dastvan

Future of Flower Farming

Bella Dastvan, who graduated from GES last year, was lead author on a recent publication (link below).  She wrote this piece in collaboration with folks at Grateful Gardeners, where she worked for...

Posted: February 1, 2023, 10:30 AM

Sustainability Office's Fellow Published!

B. Dastvan published in Journal of Horitculture & Landscape

Our SEI Climate Corps Fellow, Bella Dastvan (UMBC '22), work on Dahlias was published in the the most recent edition of The Journal of Horticulture & Landscaping. Bella was the lead author for...

Posted: January 31, 2023, 8:17 AM